Associations to the word «Ratting»

Wiktionary

RATTING, verb. Present participle of rat
RATTING, noun. (archaic) The blood sport of setting a dog upon rats confined in a pit to see how many he will kill in a given time.
RATTING, noun. A vocation involving the pest control of rats, typically using a working terrier.

Dictionary definition

RATTING, noun. To furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors).

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca